If I could, I would...

I would smile and tell jokes,

I would help every child or animal,
I would change the world,
I wouldn’t work all the time
I would dream more,
I would fight for justice
I wouldn’t complain for no reason
I wouldn’t hate
I would live one hundred years,
I would live life completely: I would believe in dreams and miracles

And, above all, I would love

1. Would como futuro do pretérito

I thought he would be late.

It would soon be dark.
It wouldn’t be easy to find another job.

2. No discurso indireto (reported speech)

He said that he wouldn’t be here. (“I won’t be here”, he said.)

She said that Paul would be late.
He said he would see his brother tomorrow.
3. Hábitos no passado (sentido similar a “used to” )

We’d all sit around the fire.

He’d always be the first to help
My dad would always get me a book for my birthday.

4. Frases condicionais (if)

If I had enough money, I would go to France.

If I won the lottery, I would buy a car.
If I owned a boat I’d go on a fishing trip tomorrow.

5. Situações hipotéticas e improváveis

What would happen if there was an eartquake?

What would you do if you were rich

6. Perguntas com you indicando convite, pedido, oferta

Would you like a cup of coffee or something ?
Would you like to dance?
Would you like something to eat?

7. Forma negativa para indicar recusa no passado

I asked her to help me, but she wouldn’t.

The window wouldn’t open.
The car wouldn’t start.

8. Would na construção com wish

I wish it would stop raining.

I wish my mother would phone.
I wish you would stay.

How would you do that? POSSIBILIDADE

Would you help me, please? PEDIR ALGO
Would you like a cup of coffee? OFERECER ALGO
She would buy a house on the beach if she had the money. SITUAÇÃO
HIPOTÉTICA

PREFERIRIA
I would rather go to the movies.
I would prefer to go to the movies.
I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.

He was poor. He needed more money. He needed a good job. He had a

job. But it wasn't a good job. It was a bad job. He was a waiter. He worked
in a restaurant. It was a cheap restaurant. The meals were cheap. The
customers were cheap. They usually gave him quarters for tips.
Sometimes They gave him a dollar. Sometimes they gave him nothing.
That made him angry. Why did they give him nothing? He was polite. He
was helpful. Yet they gave him nothing. He wanted to kick those
customers. But then he would go to jail. He didn't want to go to jail. So he
went to school. School was free. He wanted to be a mechanic. He liked to
fix things. He wanted to fix cars. He wanted to own a car shop. He would
make money. He would hire other mechanics. They would work for him.
He would buy a house. He would get married. He would have a family. Life
would be good. Right now life was bad. But he would make it better.